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BlogPatent and Trademark AttorneyTrade Secret or Patent? How to Decide Before You File
October 14, 2026

Trade Secret or Patent? How to Decide Before You File

One of the most consequential intellectual property decisions a founder makes usually happens before any patent application is drafted. You have developed something valuable: a process, a formula, an algorithm,…
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BlogPatent and Trademark AttorneyCan You Trademark Your Own Name? What Founders and Public Figures Get Wrong
October 8, 2026

Can You Trademark Your Own Name? What Founders and Public Figures Get Wrong

One of the most persistent misconceptions I hear about trademark law is that a person owns exclusive commercial rights to their own name simply because it is their name. Practicing…
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Five Trademark Mistakes that Cost Startups Their BrandBlogTrademarksFive Trademark Mistakes That Cost Startups Their Brand
September 21, 2026

Five Trademark Mistakes That Cost Startups Their Brand

Trademark problems have a cruel sense of timing. They almost never surface when a startup launches. They surface eighteen months later, when a competitor's demand letter arrives during a funding…
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Who Owns an Invention Created with AIAI and Emerging TechnologyBlogPatentsWho Owns an Invention Created with AI? What Founders Need to Know
September 21, 2026

Who Owns an Invention Created with AI? What Founders Need to Know

I have spent my career at the intersection of science and the law, and I cannot remember a question arriving in my office as fast as this one. A founder…
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The Provisional Patent DecisionBlogPatentsThe Provisional Patent Decision: When Filing Early Helps and When It Hurts
September 21, 2026

The Provisional Patent Decision: When Filing Early Helps and When It Hurts

Founders tend to arrive at the provisional patent question from one of two extremes. Some treat a provisional application as a magic shield, a cheap form you file in an…
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